Published in Clinical case reports
The use of preoperative ventral botulinum toxin for giant hiatal hernia management. © 2020 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Published in Toxins
The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of botulinum toxin (BoNT) in masseter muscle reduction depending on the amount of chin deviation. Exploring distinctive effects of BoNT relative to the characteristics of facial asymmetry will aid in planning and predicting treatment outcomes. Sixteen adult volunteers were classified into two gr...
Published in Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology
Background Combinations of minimally invasive procedures (MIPs) are often used in aesthetic treatments and are increasingly considered as the new standard of care. Three agents with specific properties are available in this perspective: a polycaprolactone (PCL)-based collagen stimulator, a poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA)- and a poly-glycolic acid (PLGA...
PURPOSE:Sacral neuromodulation and intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA injection are therapies for refractory urgency urinary incontinence. Sacral neuromodulation involves surgical implantation of a device that can last 4 to 6 years while onabotulinumtoxinA therapy involves serial office injections. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of 2-stage implan...
Published in Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.)
This study used a modified Sihler's staining method to analyze the nerve distributions of the fibularis muscle to identify the most effective sites for botulinum toxin injection for fibular spasticity treatment. Ten specimens of the fibularis longus and brevis were obtained bilaterally from five fixed cadavers. The applied method of modified Sihler...
Published in European journal of cancer care
To examine the effectiveness of a single Botulinum Toxin A (BTX-A) infiltration in the pectoralis major muscle, in addition to a standard physical therapy (PT) programme on upper limb impairments and dysfunctions after breast cancer treatment. Fifty breast cancer patients with persistent pain 3 months after finishing treatment participated in a dou...
Abstract In 2008, 270 wild birds from aquatic environments were found dead or debilitated on the banks of smaller lakes that had been formed due to the decrease in the level of the holding lake of the Sobradinho Dam located on the São Francisco River in the Caatinga of Bahia, Brazil. The outbreak occurred months after the dam’s partial drainage, wi...
Published in The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society
This systematic review investigated the effectiveness and safety of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) for painful temporomandibular disorders. We searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in 10 databases, from inception to February 12, 2019 (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, LILACS, BBO, Web of Science, Scopus, ClinicalTrials.gov, WHO and OpenGrey). We...
Published in Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology
OnabotulinumtoxinA is approved in the Republic of Korea for the treatment of moderate-to-severe crow's feet lines (CFL) and glabellar lines (GL), separately or in combination. We assessed safety and effectiveness of onabotulinumtoxinA in real-world clinical practice. This 4-year postmarketing surveillance study was conducted in the Republic of Kore...
Published in The Journal of urology
Purpose Sacral neuromodulation and intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA injection are therapies for refractory urgency urinary incontinence. Sacral neuromodulation involves surgical implantation of a device that can last 4 to 6 years while onabotulinumtoxinA therapy involves serial office injections. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of 2-stage implan...
